CityBound @ Woodleigh School

CityBound is one of the flagship experiential programs for our secondary students at Woodleigh School. Over the course of two weeks, it sees students immersed in collaborative inquiry as they explore a rich question they have developed about life in the city of Melbourne. The program beautifully reflects many of Learning Principles at the heart of the school's approach to teaching and learning.

At Woodleigh School, we believe that…

 Learning should promote academic rigor, curiosity, empathy, flexibility, critical and creative thinking, and independence.

Therefore, we provide challenging experiences for each learner that are guided by authentic purpose and provide opportunities for students to make connections with prior learning, academic knowledge and the real world.

Learning is most effective when it is given personally, socially and academically meaningful contexts.

Therefore, we employ a range of pedagogies that promote active learning, including guided, experiential, inquiry-based and service learning approaches. 

Collaboration, interaction and mutual respect enhance opportunities for learning. 

Therefore, we facilitate well-organised and challenging collaborative group work to allow students to learn from and with each other.

Learning experiences are more powerful when they centre on students’ engagement and their development as self-regulated learners. 

Therefore, we provide opportunities for learners to identify and explore their own interests, beliefs and questions, in order to promote deeper learning and to extend their knowledge